Regular Member refuse2lose Posted December 10, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks for the kind words everyone. No toppik in these pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-from-Farjo Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 This is progressing nicely. Look forward to seeing the final result. I am an online representative for Farjo Hair Institute Dr. Bessam Farjo is an esteemed member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member refuse2lose Posted January 8, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 8, 2015 5 months. Still filling in. I'm also happy to say that the shock-loss in my donor has been recovering very nicely. Still has a little more to go but I have been able to buzz the back down to 10mm which is very nice. I recently went home for the holidays and did not get any comments from anyone (I haven't told anyone I have gotten anything done). I attribute this to my constant battle to hide my temples pre-op, as well as the fact that "lacking hair" is very noticeable, where as having hair people kind of gloss over it. Sort of like having eyebrows or not. I think people can tell something is different but just don't know what it is. Its also given me quite a bit more confidence. I love being able to style my hair up and show my entire hairline without dealing with the "combover" to hide them. I also was able to get my pre-op pics that Dr. Cooley took. I made this collage comparing them and my 5 month progress. Pretty amazing! By far the best decision I have ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Squatch Posted January 8, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wow! Really filled in. Looks great. Dr.Gabel 3972 FUT 11/3/14 Progress/Results Below http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/177388-3972-fut-dr-gabel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 1978matt Posted January 8, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hair Transplant of The Week - Vote +1 4,312 FUT grafts (7,676 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2013 1,145 FUE grafts (3,152 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - August 2018 763 FUE grafts (2,094 hairs) with Ray Konior, MD - January 2020 Proscar 1.25mg every 3rd day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member 2youngforthis Posted January 9, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted January 9, 2015 Damnnnnn. Maybe I need to ho see Cooley next.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-from-Farjo Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Very impressive. Just gets better and better! I am an online representative for Farjo Hair Institute Dr. Bessam Farjo is an esteemed member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians I am not a medical professional and my words should not be taken as medical advice. All opinions shared are my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyon40 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 refuse2lose I have just read your entire thread and i have to say it was fasinating reading and has made me quite excited! Your results are fantastic and your hair looks great. You must be overjoyed. All the things you have mentioned i cannot wait to experience myself.I had an FUT procedure last week in London at The Ziering Medical Centre of 3200 grafts and am currently on day 4. if you don't mind i have a couple of questions for you. Your hair on day 4 at the front looks nicely styled and has covered the grafts really well with your remaining hair. I have a meeting tomorrow and as i am putting on the copper peptide spray everyday and have been told not to touch the graftsites i am wondering how i can style my hair so it looks half decent...Did you blow dry it on a cool setting? Or towel pat dry? Please let me know otherwise i'm gonna have flat vile hair for this meeting! Once again congrats on your result and hope to hear from you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chrisdav Posted February 21, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 21, 2015 Only 5 months? Your hair is looking tremendous. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyon40 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Only 5 months? Your hair is looking tremendous. Who were your hair transplants with in the UK that didn't work? If i may ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gram Posted February 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 In looking at the difference from month 4 to 5, it's hard to believe that things could improve that dramatically. Congrats on your result in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member home1212 Posted February 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 @ refuse2lose - looking absolutely great, you chose an excellent surgeon, I think that's 3/4 of the battle, like you I feel my HT decision was the best thing I've done for myself in a long time, best of luck and continued success with your growth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Gram Posted February 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 @ refuse2lose - looking absolutely great, you chose an excellent surgeon, I think that's 3/4 of the battle, like you I feel my HT decision was the best thing I've done for myself in a long time, best of luck and continued success with your growth! Hey home, I checked out your pics. Looking good man. Was that your first HT or have you had prior procedures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member home1212 Posted February 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 thanks Gram - appreciate the kind words, my story's a bit complicated .. I had a small procedure in the early 90's when I was in my early 20's, had just started thinning, but I should have never had that procedure in the first place ... it was also a bit of a nightmare in terms of swelling in my face, etc. of course at that time the grafts were pluggy and placed solely in my hairline .. after loosing lots more hair, I simply tried to conceal the plugs by pulling my exisinting hair forward, using hairspray, etc. .. it was a nightmare.. I did this for decades until I researched and did my homework. I did not want FUT so I found Dr. Rahal doing FUE in Canada. He only did about 2k grafts to the frontal zone and I think its a night & day appearance for me, at least I can wear my hair more naturally, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member quackhairny Posted February 22, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 really looks great. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CAMPBELL Posted February 22, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 22, 2015 Looks marvellous..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Sean Posted February 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 23, 2015 Wow, at this point it looks considerably dense. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member PupDaddy Posted February 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 23, 2015 Wowsa! Fantastic. Truly. Amd at only 5 months! Congrats to you and to Dr. Cooley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTillman Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I sometimes think Dr. Cooley's is not appreciated enough. This is a top ten world class result at five months out. It's not just the density, but the temple angles have been wonderfully blended into the existing hair. Not too sharp, not too rounded. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member chrisdav Posted February 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 23, 2015 I sometimes think Dr. Cooley's is not appreciated enough. This is a top ten world class result at five months out. It's not just the density, but the temple angles have been wonderfully blended into the existing hair. Not too sharp, not too rounded. Well done. Agreed - I think he is very underrated. 2 poor unsatisfactory hair transplants performed in the UK. Based on vast research and meeting patients, I travelled to see Dr Feller in New York to get repaired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member refuse2lose Posted February 23, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thank you all so much! I am thrilled so far and can't recommend Cooley enough. Very impressed with how natural it is turning out. refuse2lose Your hair on day 4 at the front looks nicely styled and has covered the grafts really well with your remaining hair. I have a meeting tomorrow and as i am putting on the copper peptide spray everyday and have been told not to touch the graftsites i am wondering how i can style my hair so it looks half decent...Did you blow dry it on a cool setting? Or towel pat dry? Please let me know otherwise i'm gonna have flat vile hair for this meeting! Once again congrats on your result and hope to hear from you soon. I just combed my forelock up and let it air dry, then carefully placed it over the grafts. The first couple weeks it looked sort of odd because the grafts were so short, but I made sure my forelock was long enough to cover them. Never got any comments about it. I sometimes think Dr. Cooley's is not appreciated enough. This is a top ten world class result at five months out. It's not just the density, but the temple angles have been wonderfully blended into the existing hair. Not too sharp, not too rounded. Well done. Couldn't agree more. The way he built up the sides above the temple points to then create the temple angles was really awesome. He basically created the angles from scratch where I had zero hair, and it looks very natural without being too aggressive. It really shows you how much artistry and experience is involved with hair transplantation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Swooping Posted February 23, 2015 Senior Member Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is a very nice result, congratulations. Proud to be a representative of world elite hair transplant surgeon Dr. Bisanga - BHR Clinic. Hairtransplantelite.com YouTube Online consultations: damian@bhrclinic.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member quackhairny Posted February 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted February 23, 2015 did you lower your hairline? Also, after the surgery was completed, did you live a fairly social life still or was it too noticeable? Could you comment on how you "lived with that process?" thanks and looks great again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member refuse2lose Posted February 24, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 24, 2015 did you lower your hairline? Also, after the surgery was completed, did you live a fairly social life still or was it too noticeable? Could you comment on how you "lived with that process?" thanks and looks great again. For the hairline, he used the very front of my existing forelock to arc from. So we didn't go lower than that. I took a week off work and had the procedure on Friday. The next time I went out was a week later, by then all the scabs were off. The hairs then fell out about 2-3 weeks later and I was back to how I looked pre-surgery. So other than that first week I went out just as much as normal (2-3 times a week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member refuse2lose Posted April 7, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted April 7, 2015 Month 8! Still loving my progress so far. I feel like I am in "thickening mode" as i'm pretty sure all the hairs have broken the surface, they are just improving in caliber. Going to try and grow it out to go for the "swooped back" look. Its an amazing feeling not having to constantly worry about my hair. Thanks again to Dr. Cooley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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